Atractogyne

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Sherbournieae
Genus: Atractogyne
Species: A. bracteata – A. gabonii
Name

Atractogyne Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 1261. (1896)

Type species: Atractogyne gabonii Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 1262. (1896)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Afrohamelia Wernham in A.B.Rendle & al., Cat. Pl. Oban 43. (1913)

References

Pierre, J.B.L. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 1261.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Atractogyne. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Atractogyne in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Atractogyne. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 3 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Atractogyne. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Apr. 2019.

Atractogyne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in western and western-central tropical Africa.[1][2]
Species

Two species are currently recognised:[1]

Atractogyne bracteata (Wernham) Hutch. & Dalziel[3][4] - Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
Atractogyne gabonii Pierre[2] - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire)

References

"Atractogyne in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 2: 1262.
Hutchinson, John & Dalziel, John McEwan. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2:98 Atractogyne bracteata
Wernham, Herbert Fuller. 1913. Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P.A. Talbot in the Oban district South Nigeria p 44, Afrohamelia bracteata